Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ

Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ

@jouwee.bsky.social

I make games and other silly things. Developer of the procedural roguelike RPG "Tales of Kathay" Demo: https://jouwee.itch.io/tales-of-kathay Steam: https://s.team/a/3939340?utm_source=bsky&utm_medium=bio Discord: http://discord.gg/BHWJMf

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Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ reposted

Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ reposted

Replying to @psychicsoftware.com

Thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday, @psychicsoftware.com! Quasimorph is a roguelike that throws cyberpunk, chest-bursting demons, and private military companies trying to profit from the Apocalypse into the same meat grinder.

Quasimorph, 1.0.4 is OUT!@quasimorph.bsky.social

Greetings, mercenaries! Quasimorph has officially left Early Access and launched in version 1.0. For the next two weeks the game will be available at a 33% discount. Thank you to everyone who stayed with us throughout Early Access. Good hunting, mercenaries. #roguelike #turnbased

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Replying to @psychicsoftware.com

Heya Sam! Thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday! Roguefort is 2 WEEKS away from launching into Early Access ๐Ÿ˜… This week has been heavy playtesting (thanks @samvee.bsky.social and everyone on Discord) and launching the new trailer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIwI... #roguelikedev #indiegames

youtube.comRoguefort โ€“ Gameplay Trailer | Open-World Roguelike RPG Available 13 October 2026YouTube video by Graham Games

Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ reposted

It's #TurnBasedThursday! I'm delighted to be this weekโ€™s official host. As the spooky season nears, let's summon some turn based games! Devs - show us your games... and don't forget the #TurnBasedThursday hashtag, & ๐Ÿ” re-share Players - โค๏ธ, โœ… wishlist & ๐Ÿ” re-share #indiedev #indiegame

Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ reposted

It's #TurnBasedThursday, and we're honored to be this week's host! ๐ŸŽฒ Are you a #Gamedev with a turn-based game? Reply below! ๐ŸŽฎ Are you a gamer? Check out all the fantastic games! โค๏ธ Like, ๐Ÿ” Retweet and ๐Ÿ’ฌ Comment on any games that catch your attention!!

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Replying to @raccoonstoriches.bsky.social

Raccoon to Riches ๐Ÿ˜ญ that is wonderful, thank you for hosting! Happy #TurnBasedThursday! Celebrating a year on steam and also just finished a huge milestone playtest for my non-procedural, into-the-breachy, ultima, crpg, thing ๐Ÿ˜ bsky.app/profile/bria...

Brianna Townsend@brianna.town

It's #WishlistWednesday and my game has been TBA on Steam 1 year this month! Please consider sharing my game with your friends and in return I will eventually someday finish it so you can play! store.steampowered.com/app/3919080/... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

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Replying to @raccoonstoriches.bsky.social

Hello, @raccoonstoriches.bsky.social! Thanks for hosting this week's #TurnBasedThursday. ๐Ÿป #Archrebel is probably the world's most heartfelt tribute to Julian Gollop's early work: Rebelstar and Laser Squad. #gamedev #indiegamedev

Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ reposted

Replying to @raccoonstoriches.bsky.social

Thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday, @raccoonstoriches.bsky.social! Quasimorph is a high-stakes roguelike that throws cyberpunk, chest-bursting demons, and private military companies trying to profit from the Apocalypse into the same meat grinder. We've released 1.0 last week!

Quasimorph, 1.0.4 is OUT!@quasimorph.bsky.social

Greetings, mercenaries! Quasimorph has officially left Early Access and launched in version 1.0. For the next two weeks the game will be available at a 33% discount. Thank you to everyone who stayed with us throughout Early Access. Good hunting, mercenaries. #roguelike #turnbased

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Replying to @raccoonstoriches.bsky.social

#ruinsOfCalaworm is a rework from an obscure early 90s German Dungeon Crawler called "Die Gemรคuer von #Kalawaum". Think #roguelike, but earlier: no ranged, no builds, few stats, deceptively simple. Just You and then Dungeon, bumping into Witches and Eldritch Horrors. ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿงน๐Ÿชผ Release Date: August 28th!

Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ reposted

Replying to @raccoonstoriches.bsky.social

I'll kick things off with my game, Raccoons to Riches! It's a non-combat roguelite deckbuilder where you're a raccoon running an item shop, trying to stay in business for a whole month. With some careful cardplay, you can strike it rich! Go get it -> s.team/a/3778620

s.teamRaccoons to Riches on SteamStrike it rich in this non-combat Roguelike Deckbuilder. Run an item shop as a raccoon shopkeeper. Sell items, manage your time, and customize your shop to stay in business for a whole month!

Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ reposted

Hi everyone! I'm honoured to be officially hosting #TurnBasedThursday on Bsky this week! So #gamedevs, share your turn based games below with the hashtag! Check out this thread for a ton of great turn-based indie games! โค๏ธ/๐Ÿ” your favs, and @ the devs too! Happy Thursday!

Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ reposted

We're honored to be this week's official #TurnBasedThursday host! #gamedevs #indiedev share your #turnbased games below, and use the hashtag! Like what you see? Don't forget to โค๏ธ/๐Ÿ” and feel free to @ other devs!

I had this banner ready, since we were just 30 wishlists away from 2k, but then Mr @SplattrCatGames decided to cover my playtest and I had to rush a new banner! Jokes aside, thank you everyone for 4.000 wishlists, and thank you Splat for giving us indiedevs a chance!

OKAY, lets talk about how SOCIAL ROLEPLAYING system is gonna work in my RPG! This week I have started work on the 3 core mechanics that support the system. Firstly, *personality traits*! These are simple tags that dictate how an NPC will communicate. (1/9)

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And finally, there's Persuasion and Deception. These are dice-rolls that might happen on some specific dialogue choices, usually in benefit of the player. However, failing such a roll will often lead to even worse consequences, so it's a risk/reward situation. (8/9)

And that is it! I see a lot of dialogue-writing in my future, specially to give each personality its own voice. But these mechanics should allow me to and the RNG-gods to create unique and interesting NPCs, that you as the player can interact with in a meaningful way! (9/9)

OKAY, lets talk about how SOCIAL ROLEPLAYING system is gonna work in my RPG! This week I have started work on the 3 core mechanics that support the system. Firstly, *personality traits*! These are simple tags that dictate how an NPC will communicate. (1/9)

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OKAY, lets talk about how SOCIAL ROLEPLAYING system is gonna work in my RPG! This week I have started work on the 3 core mechanics that support the system. Firstly, *personality traits*! These are simple tags that dictate how an NPC will communicate. (1/9)

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Then, there's NPC relationships. NPCs have an "Opinion", a score from -100 to 100, of any other NPC, including the player. Derived from this opinion, is their "Stance", which is a category of what they think about you, such as Rival, Friend, or Acquaintance. (4/9)

The opinion can swing quickly based on your recent actions, but only a few things can swing their stance. For example, you might annoy an NPC into oblivion, reaching an opinion of -100, but they won't become your Enemy unless you perform a truly horrendous act. (5/9)

OKAY, lets talk about how SOCIAL ROLEPLAYING system is gonna work in my RPG! This week I have started work on the 3 core mechanics that support the system. Firstly, *personality traits*! These are simple tags that dictate how an NPC will communicate. (1/9)

For example, an NPC with the "Eloquent" trait will speak in a clearer and more polite way than a "Vulgar" NPC. The same applies to the player: some options in dialogue will only become available if you have a specific personality trait, as seen in the second screenshot. (2/9)

There are 16 personality, with 8 pairs that are more or less opposite of each other: Bold / Timid; Educated / Superstitious; Loyal / Deceitful; Compassionate / Cruel; Humble / Proud; Righteous / Corrupt; Eloquent / Vulgar; Playful / Strict. (3/9)

Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ reposted

Happy to be the official host of #TurnBasedThursday this week! Are you a game dev? It's time to get on board, show us your screens and pitch your game! Remember to: Add the #TurnBasedThursday hashtag, Tag other Devs, Like โค๏ธ Retweet ๐Ÿ”ƒ and Wishlist โœ…

๐Ÿ“ฃ Public Playtest for Tales of Kathay coming in the following days! If you want to play the game early, provide valuable feedback and help shape how the game turns out, sign-up via Steam playtest in the link below: store.steampowered.com/app/3939340/... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike

store.steampowered.comTales of Kathay on SteamTales of Kathay is a tactical turn-based RPG where every world is born from centuries of simulated history. Explore ruined kingdoms, join faction wars, craft your path through a living sandbox, and re...

Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ reposted

A true honor and pleasure to be this week's #TurnBasedThursday official host! Time to repost, comment and like all the turn-based games that catch your attention and/or you are working on ๐Ÿซต Use the hashtag and let's celebrate the turn-based genre together!

Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ reposted

We're SOOO happy to be hosting this week's official #Turnbasedthurday We want all #indiedev to show us their turn-based games! Are you a turn-based fan? Check out, like and comment the AMAZING games under this post!! Don't forget to add the hashtag & tag other devs!

Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ reposted

This week I have the pleasure of officially hosting #TurnBasedThursday on Bsky! โ™Ÿ๏ธ Calling all #gameDev and #indieDev to share your games below! ๐Ÿ‘‡ Let's see those turn-based gems and don't forget to โค๏ธ and ๐Ÿ”ƒ some!

Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ reposted

Replying to @playdigious.bsky.social

Thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday, @playdigious.bsky.social! Quasimorph is a #turnbased extraction #roguelike. Unforgiving combat, your own spacecraft, and mysterious dark threat to all life. How do you do tutorials in your games?

Quasimorph, 1.0.4 is OUT!@quasimorph.bsky.social

Did you know that Quasimorph has various tutorial messages and an in-game Help menu? The ongoing Unstable Beta even expanded them with more info. #WishlistWednesday #roguelike #turnbased #gamedev

Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ reposted

Once again, it's #TurnBasedThursday, and we're officially hosting it this week! #GameDev and #IndieDev, please show us your projects! And if you're a turn-based gamer, have a look, you're sure to find something you'll like in this thread! (don't forget to share to show support!)

Haven't done a #ScreenShotSaturday in a while, so here's what I've been cooking. I'm overhauling the travel system for my RPG to allow the exploration of the world, instead of revealing the whole map and allowing fast travel between discovered points, similar to Skyrim. I think it's a big upgrade!

I'm adding roads across the worlds of Kathay, and in the process trying to make the forests feel denser. For that, I increased the density of trees and added new rocks and bushes. This path cutting across the forest is starting to feel very nice! #indiedev #pixelart #gamedev

Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ reposted

Thrilled to be officially hosting this week's #TurnBasedThursday thread! Devs, share your games below and tag another #gamedev you want to join in! Players, your wishlist is starving and needs to be fed, so take a look at this thread for delicious #turnbased goodness!

Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ reposted

Hey, #PitchYaGame! KOOK is a Quake-like retro FPS with Lovecraftian monsters, steampunk weapons, and mind-bending, M. C. Escher style gravity distortions. You can bunny hop, shotgun jump, kick bullets, and lots of other kooky things, too! Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/2329690/...

Hey #PitchYaGame! ๐Ÿ‘‹ Tales of Kathay is a tactical turn-based #cRPG where every world is born from centuries of simulated history. ๐Ÿ“œ Explore ruined kingdoms, join faction wars, craft your path through a living sandbox, and return generations later to see the mark your choices left behind.

Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ reposted

We're delighted to officially host this week's #TurnBasedThursday! Dear #IndieDev & #GameDev, share your turn-based games with the hashtag! Turn-based fans, here's your chance to grow your wishlist! ๐Ÿ” Repost ๐Ÿ’ฌ Comment and โค๏ธ Like all turn-based gems in this thread!

I'm looking for people interested in playtesting my tactical turn-based #cRPG / #roguelike to help me find bugs such as the dancing NPCs! If you're able to record the session or play live on a Discord call, that would be great! If you're interested, feel free to DM me or reply below! #indiegame

Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ reposted

It's finally time, we're hosting #TurnBasedThursday this weekโ— DEVS ๐Ÿ‘‰ Share your turn-based game here! PLAYERS ๐Ÿ‘‰ See all the coolest turn-based games below! ๐Ÿ” + โค๏ธ to reach more players, and don't forget to use the hashtag! ๐Ÿธ

Jouwee | Tales of Kathay ๐Ÿ“œ reposted

Honored to host #TurnBasedThursday! ๐Ÿ›  #GameDev folks, show your #turnbased games below, and use the hashtag above ๐ŸŽฎ #Gamer folks have a look, as there are a lot of TBS gems in here, out or in the making Spam our favorite buttons ๐Ÿ”/โค๏ธ to show your support, and comments are very much appreciated!